Solar panel degradation runs from 0.24% a year in Swiss systems to 1-2% in Algeria’s desert, new studies show. Materials and climate decide lifespan.

Mexico’s distributed generation rose 9.4% in the first half of 2026 to 5,675 MW, CNE data show, with solar panels making up over 99.5% of capacity.

rPlus Energies closed a three-year credit facility of up to $450 million, secured by cash flows from nearly 1GW of operating plants in Utah and Idaho.

Mexico solar permits worth US$750 million won CNE approval under Privados II, adding 649MW net capacity and 204MW of battery storage for 2028-2029.

PowerBank’s 3.26 MW Camillus community solar project, built on a closed New York landfill, has permission to operate, with a US$7.3 million sale value.

Lost Hills solar: 65,000 panels meet about 80% of a Chevron oil field’s yearly power, cutting the carbon cost of pumping crude but not of burning it.

Faropoint has begun building the first of 16 New Jersey community solar projects on warehouse roofs, adding over 10 MW and bill credits for subscribers.

Waaree Solar Americas started two 800 MW lines in Brookshire, doubling its Texas solar module capacity to 3.2 GW as U.S. orders hit 43.8% of its book.

China clean tech exports rose sharply in 2026, and CREA estimates this year’s shipments could avert 8,400 million tonnes of CO2 over their lifetimes.

UK homeowners buying solar panels or batteries will pay 5% VAT from 1 April 2027, as Warm Home Loans arrive and heat pump grant budgets are cut.